Summer Programs

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• Camp Galileo

  The Bush School welcomes back Camp Galileo to its campus this summer for the third year in a row! Galileo engages every kid with hands-on projects that teach design-thinking and problem-solving skills, all wrapped in big summer fun. Energetic, inclusive staff and world-class curriculum make for a summer kids love. Camp Galileo has been providing decades of fun for campers at 70+ locations in California, D.C., Chicago, and Denver. The Bush School is Camp Galileo’s first Seattle location. 
  
  Summer 2024 Information
  
  Dates: Monday, June 24 to Friday, August 9.
  
  ENROLL NOW >> Click here to register or call 800-854-3684. 
  
  

  Questions: For questions related to enrollment, parents/guardians can email at: info@galileo-learning.com or call 1-800-854-3684. 

• Debate Camp

  Summer 2024 Information
  
  New this year for our Bush Summer Programs, we are welcoming Debate Camp for two sessions held Monday, July 8 through Friday, July 19. This five-day program teaches and develops student-skills in parliamentary debate, public speaking, and global awareness. Individuals work in teams of two to generate ideas in support of, or in refutation to a selection of debatable topics (new each day). This program is designed for students entering Fifth through Tenth Grade who are curious about debate and want to explore something new. No prior experience is necessary. 
  
  Click here to enroll today!

• Bush Blazer Athletics

  The Blazers Summer Athletic Camps focus on teaching and developing fundamental technical and tactical sports skills in a fun and challenging atmosphere. Participants are able to apply the experience they gain to their participation in recreational, club and/or interscholastic sports teams.
  
  Our experienced and qualified coaches will utilize age-appropriate coaching methods which aim to teach offensive and defensive skills, team strategies and mental aspects such as teamwork, leadership, confidence and fair play. Following the Blazers Athletic philosophy, coaches will encourage campers to work hard and to improve various aspects of their game while developing a love for the sport. All levels are welcome! 
  
  

  Ultimate Frisbee (all genders)

  Lead Instructor: Kate Kingery

  Dates:  Monday, June 17 - Friday, June 21 (no camp on Juneteenth - Wednesday, June 19)

  Age: Sixth - Twelfth Grade

  # of Days: Four 

  Time*: 9:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.

  *Schedule Options:  

  Full Day: Grades Sixth-Eighth: 9:00 a.m.-3:30 p.m.

  Half Day (Morning): Grades Sixth-Eighth: 9:00 a.m.-Noon

  Half Day (Morning): Grades Ninth-Twelfth: 9:00 a.m.-Noon

  Half Day (Afternoon): Grades Sixth-Eighth: 12:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.

  Location: Washington Park

  # of students: Twenty-five (minimum) / Sixty (maximum) 

  Cost: $215 (Half Day); $400 (Full Day)

  
  

  Notes:

  • All campers receive a camp shirt and a disc
  • Athletic Trainer coverage provided throughout the camp
  • Please bring cleats, a water bottle, a snack (half day camps) / packed lunch (full day camp), and sunscreen
  • Participants need to be dropped off and picked up at Washington Park

  
  

  Soccer (all genders)

  Lead Instructor: Marcelino Dumpit Jr and Amelia Wells 

  Dates:  Monday, June 17 - Friday, June 21 (no camp on Juneteenth - Wednesday, June 19)

  Age: Second - Fifth Grade

  # of Days: Four

  Time: 9:00 a.m. - Noon

  Location: Bush Turf Field

  # of students: Eighteen (minimum) / Forty-two(maximum)

  Cost: $215
  
  

  Notes:

  • All campers receive a camp t-shirt and a soccer ball
  • Athletic Trainer coverage provided throughout the camp
  • Please bring soccer cleats, a water bottle, sun screen, and a snack 
  • Participants need to be dropped off and picked up at the Bush Turf Field

  Boys Basketball

  Lead Instructors: Ben Scheffler 

  Dates:  Monday, June 17 - Friday, June 21 (no camp on Juneteenth - Wednesday, June 19)

  Age: Sixth - Eighth Grade

  # of Days: Four 

  Time: 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

  Location: The Bush School, Schuchart Gym

  # of students: Eighteen (minimum) / Forty-two (maximum) 

  Cost: $215
  
  

  Notes:

  • All campers receive a camp shirt and a basketball
  • Athletic Trainer coverage provided throughout the camp
  • Please bring indoor basketball shoes, a water bottle, and a snack
  • Participants need to be dropped off and picked up at Schuchart Gym

  Girls Basketball

  Lead Instructor: Sekou Rolland

  Dates:  Monday, June 24-Thursday, June 27 

  Age: Sixth - Eighth Grade

  # of Days: Four 

  Time: 9:00 a.m. - Noon

  Location: The Bush School, Schuchart Gym

  # of students: Eighteen (minimum) / Forty-two (maximum)

  Cost: $215
  
  

  Notes:

  • All campers receive a camp shirt and a basketball
  • Athletic Trainer coverage provided throughout the camp
  • Please bring indoor basketball shoes, a water bottle, and a snack
  • Participants need to be dropped off and picked up at Schuchart Gym

  
  

  Girls Volleyball

  Lead Instructors: Bradie Ferguson

  Dates:  Monday, June 24-Thursday, June 27 

  Age: Sixth - Eighth Grade

  # of Days: Four 

  Time: 12:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m.

  Location: The Bush School, Schuchart Gym

  # of students: Eighteen (minimum) / Forty-two (maximum)

  Cost: $215

  
  

  Notes:

  • All campers receive a camp t-shirt and a volleyball
  • Athletic Trainer coverage provided throughout the camp
  • Please bring indoor volleyball shoes, a water bottle, and a snack
  • Participants need to be dropped off and picked up at Schuchart Gym

• Arts Programs - New this Year!

  Summer Clay Play

  Instructor: Rebecca Pleasure

  Date:  July 15 - 26 (Monday, Wednesday, Friday)

  Age: Seventh - Tenth Grade

  # of Days: Six

  Time: 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

  Location: The Bush School 

  Cost: $500

  
  Description: For both serious clay enthusiasts and clay curious:  develop your wheel throwing and hand building skills during this six-session summer workshop. In eighteen hours of hands-on clay play, students will make both functional and decorative ware using all the tools in our well-equipped Upper School ceramics studio. Whether students follow along with teacher demonstrations or chose to follow their own creative paths, each person will leave class with new expertise and armfuls of exciting work. Your teacher will be Rebecca Pleasure, our very own visual arts teacher with twenty years of ceramics experience.
  

• Upper School Academic Classes

  Writing the College Essay

  Instructors: Jasminé Smith and Dana Perkins (Weeks one and two), Brooks Teevan (Week three)

  Dates:  Three week long sessions / Five courses total

  • Monday, July 29 - Friday, August 2
  • Monday, August 5 – Friday, August 9
  • Monday, August 12 – Friday, August 16

  Age: For rising Twelfth Grade students only

  # of Days: Five days per session

  Time: 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. (break for lunch)

  Location: In-person at The Bush School 

  # of students: Thirteen per session / Fifty-two total

  Cost: $845

  
  

  Description: This one-week course for rising seniors explores the writing portions of the college application process. Hands-on and fast-paced, Writing the College Essay helps students craft  a compelling personal narrative of who they are with both joy and authenticity.

   

  By the end of the course you will:

  • Analyze the nuances of the Common Application personal essay and college supplements
  • Be able to edit your own and others’ work for topic, form, and voice
  • Complete an edited draft of the Common App personal statement
  • Begin brainstorming ideas for, and draft at least one, college supplement

  Notes: Students receive two personal writing assignments from their teachers in July that they must complete prior to the first day of class. In addition, students must bring a computer to each class session and should expect to write both in class and at home throughout the course of the week. This class is offered three times in July and August, and students should sign up for one week only. Please note that financial aid is available to current Bush students who receive financial aid for tuition for this course. Please see the Financial Aid section for more information. 

  
  

  Geometry

  Instructors: Karen Landen

  Dates: Monday, June 17 - Friday, July 12(No class on June 19, July 4, 5)

  Age: Ninth through Twelfth Grade, open to all students

  # of Days: Eighteen

  Time: 9:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

  Location: In-person at The Bush School 

  Cost: $1650

  # of students: Seventeen

  Prerequisite: Students who have completed Algebra

  
  

  Description: This is an intensive course designed to present the major topics of a geometry course with practice problems that lead to fluency. Emphasis is on relationships among spatial constructs, algebraic applications and using deductive reasoning for proof. This course can serve as a student’s

  comprehensive study of geometry at the high school level or prepare students for a more in-depth

  examination of a full-year geometry class. Enrollment in this class does not imply placement in Algebra II in the coming academic year. This decision is made through a placement test and in consultation with the Department Chair at the conclusion of the summer course.

   

  Introductory Calculus

  Instructor: Alban Howe

  Dates:  Monday, June 17 - Friday, July 12 (No class on June 19, July 4, 5)

  Age: Ninth through Twelfth Grade, open to all students

  # of Days: Eighteen

  Time: 1:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.

  Location: In-person at The Bush School 

  Cost: $1650

  # of students: Seventeen

  Prerequisite: Math Analysis or equivalent Pre-Calculus course

  
  

  Description: This course synthesizes a wide array of previous math experiences. Among other topics, this class introduces polar and parametric equations, vectors, difference equations, and logistic functions. Concepts introduced in Math Analysis are refined, broadened, and extended. Through graphic, numerical, and algebraic points of view, the groundwork is laid for a formal development of rates of change and limits of infinite sums. Enrollment in this class does not imply placement in Advanced Calculus in the coming academic year. Enrollment in this class does not imply placement in Introductory Calculus in the coming academic year. This decision is made through a placement test and in consultation with the Department Chair at the conclusion of the summer course.

   

  Math Analysis

  Instructors: Alban Howe

  Dates:  Monday, June 17 - Friday, July 12 (No class on June 19, July 4, 5)

  Age: Ninth through Twelfth Grade, open to all students

  # of Days: Eighteen

  Time: 9:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

  Location: In-person at The Bush School

  Cost: $1650

  # of students: Seventeen

  Prerequisite: Advanced Algebra and Geometry

  
  

  Description: This course integrates an analysis of data with a formal development of functions encompassed by real-world applications. The students’ study of data motivates the need to develop an understanding of functions in order to model variable relationships. Many families of functions are investigated including exponential, inverse, logarithmic, and trigonometric. In addition, the students continue their study of sequences by examining series. The students are introduced to probability concepts and data analysis tools as well. Graphing calculators and other technology are heavily utilized to allow students to make connections between graphical and analytical approaches. Enrollment in this class does not imply placement in Introductory Calculus in the coming academic year. This decision is made through a placement test and in consultation with the Department Chair at the conclusion of the summer course.

   

  Pre-Season Writing

  Instructor: Sarah Cohen

  Dates:  August 5 - 16

  Age: Ninth and Tenth Grade

  # of Days: Ten

  Time: 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

  Location: In-person at The Bush School 

  Cost: $650

  # of students: Fourteen

  
  

  Description: The transition into high school is an important one. This class will help students manage this transition by preparing them to write at a high school level. Students in the Pre-Season Writing course will have a chance to brush up on techniques they may not have used much during the summer. Drafting and gathering feedback on writing in a helpful workshop atmosphere allows students to combine the serious purpose of building stronger skills with the fun of working together. The goal is to have students enter their high school year with a sharpened sense of how to write well at this level. This course focuses on three areas of preparation: approaching writing assignments, generating ideas, and reviewing the basics.

   

  Approaching writing assignments: How to "receive" an assignment, understand what is being asked, break it down into manageable chunks, and do the assignment in an efficient, timely, and effective manner.

   

  Generating ideas, or brainstorming: How to develop a simple idea into a complex nuanced argument, how to narrow a broad idea into a focused topic, and how to write a strong thesis statement.

   

  Reviewing the basics: writing strong, varied sentences; focused, complete, and concise paragraphs; and logical, tightly organized essays. Attention will be given to grammar, mechanics, spelling, and vocabulary in context.